Amarillo Crime Stoppers is asking for help in locating a burglar who took several items from a home while a woman was sleeping inside.
About 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, a woman was awakened in her Reba Circle home by a burglar in the house, police said.

Amarillo police are investigating several robberies over the past several days, but the numbers show robbery statistics have varied little over several years.
Robbery detectives began their weekend just after 12:01 a.m.

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